MVAN was founded on an idea of collaboration and enlightenment that sat dormant before the novel COVID-19 virus brought the fragile, yet complex ecosystem of Nashville music to an abrupt and unyielding halt. Wrought with the unbelievable difficulty of shuttering our venues and laying off our teams the independent music venues’ owners and operators found strength in each other.
Our venues, Nashville’s independent music venues, are the foundation of live music in this city and thus the foundation of Nashville’s internationally known music scene. We are the anchors of your Nashville neighborhoods. We were the first to close and we will be the last able to reopen. We pride ourselves on a commitment to a “no surrender” model of retaining control of our businesses and maintaining independent ownership and we will take that same no surrender mentality to ensure no Nashville independent music venue closes its doors permanently due to COVID-19, but we can’t do it alone. Please support your local venues and keep independent music
live in 615.